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There are more than 100,000 residents in the state of Florida who openly identify as transgender. How will they vote?
Read More »Transgender People Weigh In On What Will Decide Their 2020 Vote
Controversy Emerges Over Plan To House Howard Bishop Middle School Students At Other School Campus
Forty-two Alachua County schools are being renovated in 12 years, and the speed is causing some tension and pain between the district, parents and people who live near schools like Westwood.
Read More »Alachua County Veterans Day Celebration Honors Korean War Veterans Among Others
Each year, Alachua county honors different veteran groups at the annual Veterans Day celebration. This year, the program put a special emphasis on honoring those who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Read More »Gainesville Neighbors Have Asked City Government For Three Years To Repave Their Road. They Might Finally Get Their Wish
While not quite as severe a problem as in the northern United States, potholes are a frequent complaint in Gainesville.
Read More »Waldo Swamped By Water Tax
Updated Nov. 6, 2019 The Waldo city council members sat back, hands folded, awaiting citizens’ complaints about the ordinance they introduced the previous week, adding a 10% utility tax on the purchase of water in the city. About 35 people showed up to the Oct. 8 meeting to weigh in …
Read More »Shorthanded Gainesville Police Department’s Officers Finally Have A New Contract. Here’s What It’s Been Like For Them To Patrol The City On A Saturday Night
In a police department that’s understaffed, it is hard to not get overwhelmed on a Saturday night.
Read More »Starke Business Owners Adjust To Relocations Forced By Future Railroad Overpass
The new railroad overpass will route vehicles over the railroad tracks from Walnut Street to Church Street to reduce traffic congestion and lower emergency vehicle response times. To build at this location, Florida’s Department of Transportation had to purchase land that had been occupied by the eight businesses and five homes.
Read More »What Having The Cheesecake Factory In Gainesville Says About The City’s Retail Growth
Cheesecake Factory has 16 other locations in Florida.
Read More »Hurricane Dorian ‘Ambling’ Parallel To Florida Coast, Leaving The Bahamas Reeling
After bringing intensely destructive winds and deadly flooding to the Bahamas, Dorian is "ambling" to the north-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Read More »Tolls Lifted As Devastating Dorian Remains A Threat
Tolls were suspended Sunday on Florida’s Turnpike and other roads in South Florida and Central Florida, as local mandatory evacuation orders started and large portions of the state’s East Coast continued to face threats from catastrophic Hurricane Dorian. With Dorian churning westward Sunday afternoon less than a couple of hundred …
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